Paper stories from Facebook

Quick Specs

Version:

1.2.5

Total Downloads:

374

Date Added:

Feb. 02, 2015

Price:

Free; iTunes account required.

File Size:

51.2MB

Downloads Last Week:

1

Platform:

iOS

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Editors' Review

Facebook Creative Labs' debut release, Paper, aims to change the way you interact with Facebook on your phone. The app has removed the cumbersome buttons long associated with the original app and replaced them with a cleaner interface and a tacked-on newsreader. But will this be enough to bring fleeing users back to Facebook?

Pros

Stylish controls: Although Paper's swipe navigation is nothing new, it makes browsing your feed easy. Swipe left and right to navigate, swipe up to expand, and swipe down to collapse. It couldn't get any easier. Imagine Flipboard but with all the stories from your Facebook friends.

Integrated news: With Paper's integrated newsfeed, you can browse the news more directly.

Gorgeous design: In a digital world of minimal text and plentiful images, a giant scrolling newsfeed is very practical.

Cons

No big picture: Paper is great as a feed reader, so it's disappointing that there is no HD version for the current iPhone release. With a larger display, the iPad version would be a more enjoyable digital newspaper.

Bottom Line

Paper could be the best Facebook app we've ever seen. By creating a fluid interface, Facebook has demonstrated that it knows how most users skim through their friends' feeds and has tailored the experience accordingly. By integrating news, Paper aims to keep users in the companion app. Without the inclusion of ads (for now), Paper is a much better experience than the original Web format of Facebook. Even if you're not constantly checking friend updates, the news will hold your attention -- at least until the next time a buddy posts something even mildly interesting.

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Publisher's Description

**Apple Best Apps of 2014****Apple App Store Editors' Choice ****Fast Company Best Mobile Apps of 2014**Explore and share stories from friends and the world in immersive designs and fullscreen, distraction-free layouts. Paper includes your Facebook News Feed and sections about your favorite topics. Browse stories from your Facebook News Feed in beautiful new layouts. Customize your Paper with sections about your favorite themes and interests. Unfold beautifully designed article covers for news and stories from trusted sources. Tilt the screen to explore vivid high-resolution photos and see details up close. Watch fullscreen videos that come to life and fill the screen. Use simple, natural movements to thumb through Paper uninterrupted. Craft your own stories and see exactly what your posts will look like before you share them.

What's new in this version:

We've been working to perfect your experience with Paper. In this release we've focused on making it even faster and easier for you to share photos, in addition to fixing a few issues you've let us know about. Thanks for your feedback!Here's what's new and improved: Camera Roll organized by date: When selecting media to share in the composer, photos and videos are now organized by the date they were taken. Share your Favorited photos: Quickly share photos from the new Favorites album introduced ...
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What's new in version 1.2.5

We've been working to perfect your experience with Paper. In this release we've focused on making it even faster and easier for you to share photos, in addition to fixing a few issues you've let us know about. Thanks for your feedback!Here's what's new and improved: Camera Roll organized by date: When selecting media to share in the composer, photos and videos are now organized by the date they were taken. Share your Favorited photos: Quickly share photos from the new Favorites album introduced in iOS 8. Faster performance: We've improved the responsiveness of several parts of Paper including posting a photo.We hope you enjoying sharing photos with Paper!